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The legendary warriors of Japan and the swords they cherished
Discover the sword culture of Japan's great fortresses
Legendary blades that shaped history
17 entries
Kawai Tsugeunosuke
Treasure of Nagaoka Domain, Echigo — Revolutionary Military Reformer Who Introduced the Gatling Gun, Tragic Hero of the Northern Boshin War
## Treasure of Nagaoka, Echigo Born in Bunsei 10 (1827) as the son of samurai Kawai Daiuemon in Naga...
Inoue Genzaburo
6th Unit Captain of the Shinsengumi — Veteran from the Shieikan days who anchored the organization, killed in action at the Battle of Toba-Fushimi
## Veteran Swordsman of the Shieikan Born in Bunsei 12 (1829), Inoue Genzaburo was one of the long-...
Harada Sanosuke
10th Unit Captain of the Shinsengumi — Master of the cross-spear and man of extraordinary valor, the only prominent spearman in an organization of swordsmen
## An Exceptional Spear Practitioner Around Tenpō 11 (1840), Harada Sanosuke, said to have been bor...
Okita Sōji
Captain of the Shinsengumi First Division
Okita Sōji, captain of the Shinsengumi's First Division, was hailed as the strongest swordsman withi...
Sakamoto Ryōma
The Revolutionary of Bakumatsu
Sakamoto Ryōma, the Bakumatsu-era visionary who brokered the Satsuma-Chōshū Alliance and helped brin...